Corn-husking machine



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CORN-HUSKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 228,174, dated June 1,1880.

Application filed October 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED L. (JoLLis, of Freedom Centre, in the county ofLa Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Corn-Husking Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to that class of farming machinery which is usedfor husking and gathering corn in the field; and it consists in certainnew and improved devices and combination of devices whereby theoperation of h'uskingfrom standing stalks is accomplished withcertainty, celerity, and economy.

Figure 1 in the accompanying drawings represents a top or plan view ofmymachine. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal vertical section on line asx of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a front view.

A A are ordinary wheels, upon which the machine and its several partsare carried. B B is a rigid axle, made of iron,'in one or more parts,bent to the rear at the center, with four right angles and three sides,0 O 0, so as to admit freely the standing corn between thehusking-rollers N O, and also to form a horizontal frame for supportingother parts of the machine.

D is the guide and draft pole of the principal machine, which is firmlybolted to the frame at its rear side, 0, and to which are attached thehorses. E is the seat of the driver, who also guides the machine by'thesteering device F F.

G G are the driving-wheels, firmly bolted to the tread-wheels A A, toengage with the fixed pinions H H and loose pinions T T.

I I are horizontal shafts mounted transversely upon bearings attached toaxle B B, and upon which are the pinions H H and T T and pulleys J J.

K is a horizontal shaft mounted transversely upon a bearing attached toaxle B, near its left-hand angle, and running parallel with side 0, andhaving its second hearing at the right pended, immediately under theopen spaceformed by the rearward bend in the axle B B, upon curvedbearings 01 d, firmly attached to sides 0 O and bearings e 6 attached tothe guide-pole D. They may vary in length and diameter, according to thenumber of revolutions per minute required. They are pointed in front,the more readily to admit the cornstalks between the rollers, andattenuated in the rear to form an incline, and thus facilitate themovement and delivery of husked corn to any ordinary receptacle to beattached, and also to reduce their surface as they approach the ear ofcorn, and thus perform the act of husking and picking with less speed.They may be made of any hard substance, one of them to be covered,except at the point, with rubber or any elastic substance that will giveway to the pressure of the thread on the other roller and at the samevtime press upon it, and thus pluck the husk from the ear of corn andforce it from its stem. The other roller should have a spiral thread orgroove upon its surface, to pass the standing stalks of corn between thehusking-rollers as the machine moves forward, and also to assist intearing off the husk.

P is a circular iron bearing, rigidly fixed in an oblique position byiron braces ff to aXle B, and having for its center the rake-head 1).Its face is smooth and undulating, over which rotary arms R R R R slidein their movements.

R R R R are four rotary arms pivoted to head I), which is attached toshaft K, and they are set in motion by band M and pulleys a and 0. Theyare spread and kept equidistant by iron rods h, and held to their trackor bearing P by hooks 71/. Their particular function in revolving is togather fallen and leaning stalks on the left, and at the same time tohold all stalks in position until they are taken hold of by the rollersN O.

S is a stationary runner to pass in front of rotary arms and on theright side of the row of corn to lift fallen stalks and pass them withinreach of said arms. It is made of rodiron of suitable size, and firmlyfixed to side piece 0, and has its point doubled back upon itself andinclining to such an elevation as to insure the passage of the liftedor'fallen stalk Within reach of said arms. Its function, together Withsaid rotary arms, is to marshal all the stalks for the rollers N O.

T T are loose pinions on the ends of shafts F F is an ordinary steeringdevice in common use. In connection with it any ordinary device may beused for elevating or lowering the operative parts in front.

Having described myinventiomwhat Iclaim,

and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a corn-husking machine, the combination of single runner S, formedof rod-iron, so

as to admit arms R within its fold, the unduthe husking-rollers N 0,arranged and oper-' ated essentially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of the single runner S, formed of rod-iron, so as toadmit arms R within its fold, the undulating bearing P, to guide arms Ralong the form of runner S, with the rotating arms R It R R operatingWithin the fold of said runner S, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of October, 1879.

FRED LEE OOLLIS.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL M. PLACE, J OHN COLLIS.

